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Title: Unit 3&4 Checkpoint book worth it?
Post by: ashoni on December 24, 2011, 12:15:04 am: hey, I'm just wondering if this furthur mathematics checkpoint book worth my money, if so what's the best way to prepare during the year with the book?
Here's the book..
http://www.wooldridges.com.au/productdetail.aspx?from=List&code=9781107662308
Title: Re: Unit 3&4 Checkpoint book worth it?
Post by: butene on December 24, 2011, 11:52:46 am: Imo it's good for SAC preparation
One of the extended responses in there was in my trig SAC LOOL phew!
Title: Re: Unit 3&4 Checkpoint book worth it?
Post by: Stick on December 24, 2011, 12:07:20 pm: I just saw this thread and thought I forgot to order this on my book list. Turns out Wooldridges left it off their paper order form. :S I guess I'll have to buy it myself. :/
Title: Re: Unit 3&4 Checkpoint book worth it?
Post by: Hodgeyhodgey on December 24, 2011, 02:13:35 pm: Definitely worth purchasing. After you have completed exercises in your math book and summaries of a module, what better way to prepare for a SAC than doing questions out of this book.
Title: Re: Unit 3&4 Checkpoint book worth it?
Post by: ashoni on December 24, 2011, 05:52:46 pm: Alright cool , thanks guys!
Title: Re: Unit 3&4 Checkpoint book worth it?
Post by: LOLs99 on December 24, 2011, 05:56:46 pm: I think it's from the past year paper which they reworked on the old ones to fi the new study design.
Handy+convenient for me since I don't do much VCAA old exam papers. Yeah worth buying it though.
Title: Re: Unit 3&4 Checkpoint book worth it?
Post by: Phy124 on December 24, 2011, 10:48:51 pm: It might be worth getting a second-hand one from 2011.

There will be minor additions to the 2012 book, which will mostly consist of adding the two VCAA Exams from 2011 (which can be found on the net).

You can save a fair bit of money and get pretty much the same book.

It is convenient because all the past Exam questions which relate to the individual sections of the course are placed together along with questions made by the writers.
Title: Re: Unit 3&4 Checkpoint book worth it?
Post by: Mariammm on January 10, 2012, 10:51:16 am: Checkpoints is great and all... the only problem is you're doing questions straight from the VCAA exams... then when you do the VCAA exams, you're already familar with the question and answer which kinda defeats the point of doing a 'practice exam'... This is a problem for me because when i see a question, i remember it... But, its definitely great for SACs because it breaks things up into sections... I would also recommend A+ notes and NEAP SmartStudy guide...
Title: Re: Unit 3&4 Checkpoint book worth it?
Post by: greenbeans on January 10, 2012, 10:59:35 am: honestly you can buy all that, i hear that checkpoints is always a good one, not trying to diss them at all.... but if your teacher gives you slabs of practice papers (which they will) i'm talking over 100 and you get all the coursework done early so you can start on these, you will be good to go without paying an extra cent!